Dave Bautista

I'm a professional wrestler at heart, and I miss it. ”

I'm still learning and trying to become a better actor. I still feel insecurity. ”

Just getting auditions was rough. But also just learning how to act - when I did my first role, in a film I did which was a favour to a friend, I realised I was really bad at it. ”

The pressure is always stepping on stage with actors who are just so well-established. It's a scary thing. I haven't been around the block that many times, especially not on big projects. Dialogue makes things easier. When you start bouncing dialogue off of other actors, it becomes comfortable; it becomes conversational. ”

Nothing can motivate me any more than I'm already motivated. It just can't happen. Me being motivated was never a factor. Never. ”

It's a weird thing... putting your emotions out there for everybody to see while filming. I think it puts you in a kind of vulnerable state. ”

Especially, I don't want to ever be compared to The Rock because I'd be the poor man's version of The Rock. I'm just not him; it's not who I am as a person or as a performer. The Rock's very big and bold, and I'm not. ”

You do take a beating in professional wrestling. But I love it. ”

For some reason, I'm the guy people love to hate, which I think is weird. People who know me find that very strange, but for some reason, I am. I don't mind being that guy - I have fun with it. ”

Honestly, I don't aspire to be a huge movie star. I really just fell in love with acting... Everything I do on-screen is very subtle. ”